LawFuel’s 2022 Lawyer of the Year is the battling ‘loophole lawyer’ who fought to get Charlotte Bellis into the country under the MIQ lottery system.
John Bowie, LawFuel publisher The takedown by a UK Judge of Prince Harry and his celebrity claimants’ case against the Daily Mail was just about as savage as any major litigation could be. Apart from the financial consequences for the complainants in the case, the actual legal ‘setup’ that lead to its implementation was as
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Sam Neill may never have practised law but he has spent a large amount of time circling the profession, as though the legal world kept trying to recruit him before Hollywood arrived with dinosaurs and better catering. Before Jurassic Park, before the vineyard, before the endlessly reposted photos with farm animals, Sam Neill, who died
Paul Hastings has continued its aggressive expansion in the high-stakes link between private capital and sport, hiring funds and sports specialist Chidi Oteh from Ropes & Gray as a partner in Boston. Oteh advises hedge funds, private equity sponsors and institutional investors, but has also built a formidable sports practice, acting for clients including the
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A senior lawyer’s misconduct case has peeled back the curtain on what prosecutors describe as a full-blown system breakdown at a North Island law firm. Missed court deadlines, inadequate supervision of juniors, unlawful “de facto” practice, and a staff walk-out triggered by an “unpleasant” email. The prosecution, brought by the Law Society’s National Standards Committee,
Bell Gully was the only New Zealand law firm ranked among the top 20 advisers in Bloomberg’s H1 2026 Global M&A Legal League Tables for the Australasian market. Bell Gully ranked 14th in Bloomberg’s Global M&A league tables for Australasia based on announced transactions with a value of US$7.8 billion (NZ$13.7 billion). The ranking reflects
National law firm Foot Anstey has launched a dedicated ‘supervising solicitor’ service in Manchester to support other lawyers across the city dealing with urgent imaging orders, search orders and other court-led processes involving digital evidence. The new service line meets a growing demand for experienced supervising solicitors as commercial disputes increasingly involve digital evidence held across email
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The Financial Conduct Authority has charged former London solicitor Richard Bloomfield with five counts of insider dealing linked to the acquisition of maternity fashion retailer Seraphine Group PLC. The regulator alleges that Bloomfield, 38, obtained confidential information while working on the proposed takeover of Seraphine and used that information to trade in the company’s shares
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MinterEllisonRuddWatts has announced a series of senior appointments and promotions within its market‑leading Construction and Infrastructure practice, reflecting strong momentum, continued growth and confidence in the future of the sector. The firm has promoted Natasha Hood and Vimal Nair to Partner and welcomed leading projects and infrastructure expert Tom Fail back to the partnership. It
UK-based Michelmores is one of the law firms who are deploying a newbreed of executive who are not litigators, rainmakers or tax specialists but chief innovation officers, chief technology and AI officers, legal operations directors and heads of digital transformation. The titles differ, but law firms are scrambling to keep pace with the industry’s technology
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Article source: Solano Immigration Law A green card case is not just another immigration filing. For many people in the USA, it decides whether family plans, work stability, travel, and long-term settlement can move forward without constant uncertainty. The path may look simple from the outside, but the right route often depends on past entries,
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